Francois du Toit

Technical Project Director

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Discover, locate, and eliminate telecom fraud.

Experience

  • LATRO (Full-time · 4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Director, MEAA PMO
      Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Product-Project Manager
      Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Delivering unique Business Assurance and Fraud Management solutions to 52 Mobile Network Operator markets using big data analytics and proprietary Machine Learning algorithms.

  • IoT Business Unit Director at Acacia Innovations Technology (AIT)
    Jun 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Responsibility: System Integration to deliver customized energy optimization solutions. Build and commercialize Digital Agriculture solutions for large commercial farms in Sudan and Egypt. Business Development and Sales. Achievements: ATRA Afghanistan Spectrum Monitoring project won, $2M. BEMS IoT Solution deployed at multiple 4-and 5-Star Hotels in the UAE for chiller plant optimization (HVAC). Combined energy savings of $ 350 000 (USD) yearly for deployed hotel projects. BEMS IoT Solution deployed at Retail Franchise (Alshaya) for optimization of HVAC and lighting. Satellite based crop monitoring projects for crop health optimization in Sudan farms. Measurement and Verification for various energy retrofit projects.

  • Presales Director at ECM Gulf
    May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Presales Director at RPMAnetworks
    May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Responsibility: All presales’ functions support, including the following: • High value bid response coordination and submission. • Identification and integration of new technologies to deliver cost effective and superior solutions. • Performance and delivery management of cross functional, global technical and managerial teams. Achievements: • Etisalat Smart Fire Alarm for residential Villas: $ 50M bid value – Bid won January 2019. • Etisalat DWDM/OTN: $ 14M bid value. • Etisalat Virtual SBC: $ 2.3M bid value. • Abu Dhabi Smart Police Vehicles: $ 24M bid value. PoC conducted. • Dubai Smart Police Vehicles: $ 62M bid value. PoC conducted.

  • Ingenu (Cape Town Area, South Africa)
    • Global Business Development Manager
      Jul 2017 - Apr 2018 · 10 mos

      Achievements: Licensed technology for exclusive use in 5 countries. Revenue generated from licensing $ 3.75M. Build device ecosystem to pipeline of $ 25M annual revenue.

    • Business Development Manager - Africa & Middle East
      Aug 2014 - Apr 2018 · 3 yrs 9 mos